Lleyton Hewitt says next year's Australian Open will likely be his last and, after he retires, he'll likely take over the country's Davis Cup captaincy.
Hewitt, who turns 34 next month, was knocked out in the second round of this year's Australian Open, his 19th, by Benjamin Becker.
The two-time major winner and former world No. 1 said he will play sparingly in 2015, with his...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Lleyton Hewitt says next year's Australian Open will likely be his last and, after he retires, he'll likely take over the country's Davis Cup captaincy.
Hewitt, who turns 34 next month, was knocked out in the second round of this year's Australian Open, his 19th, by Benjamin Becker.
The two-time major winner and former world No. 1 said he will play sparingly...

Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the final of the Japan Open with a 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) victory over unseeded Benjamin Becker of Germany on Saturday.
Nishikori will play third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in Sunday's final. Raonic downed unseeded Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 6-4 in the first semifinal in 1 hour and 11 minutes.
Nishikori has been dealing with a lower-back...

TOKYO (AP) Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the final of the Japan Open with a 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) victory over unseeded Benjamin Becker of Germany on Saturday.
Nishikori will play third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in Sunday's final. Raonic downed unseeded Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 6-4 in the first semifinal in 1 hour and 11 minutes.
Nishikori has been dealing with a...

TOKYO (AP) Japanese wild card Tatsuma Ito upset Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday.
The No. 103-ranked Ito converted all four of his break-point chances to dispatch top-seeded Wawrinka at Ariake Coliseum.
He moved on to meet Benjamin Becker of Germany, who was leading Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 4-1 when the Finn retired due...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Jarkko Nieminen of Finland upset third-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open on Thursday.
The 33-year-old Nieminen won without facing a break point and will next face seventh-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain, who beat Michal Przysiezny of Poland 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.
The 28-year-old Andujar is...

Former NCAA champion Bradley Klahn beat Wake Forest freshman Noah Rubin 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday night.
Klahn, who won the 2010 title at Stanford, will face top-seeded John Isner in the second round.
The 18-year-old Rubin, the Wimbledon boys junior winner this summer, had received a wild card into the main draw
Last Sunday, Rubin...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Former NCAA champion Bradley Klahn beat Wake Forest freshman Noah Rubin 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday night.
Klahn, who won the 2010 title at Stanford, will face top-seeded John Isner in the second round.
The 18-year-old Rubin, the Wimbledon boys junior winner this summer, had received a wild card into the main...

There's something pretty special about Roger Federer's tweeners, right? Other pros can hit the shot, sure, but only Federer seems to make something magical out of them time and time again. His latest against Benjamin Becker might be my favouirte... the tweener lob? And I didn't think it could get better!

Roger Federer began his campaign for a record sixth Dubai Championships title with a 6-1, 6-4, win over Benjamin Becker of Germany on Monday.
"I'm extremely happy with today's match," Federer said. "Coming out and playing free tennis like that right off the bat is a good feeling."
The eighth-ranked Federer has never dropped a set to the 93rd-ranked Becker in four matches.
Federer...

American Jack Sock beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday in the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships to advance to his second quarterfinal this year.
Sock needed 68 minutes to top Vesely at The Racquet Club, overcoming six double-faults.
Michael Russell also advanced, beating fellow American Tim Smyczek 6-2, 7-6 (5). Russell will play third-seeded Lleyton...

Defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia eased into the second round of the Zagreb Indoors on Monday, while Benjamin Becker of Germany had to save seven match points before advancing.
The fifth-seeded Cilic beat fellow Croat Mate Delic 6-4, 6-4 in 71 minutes, clinching the win with four aces in the last game.
Cilic said his ''serve was just great today; it sure helped ease the...

Defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia eased into the second round of the Zagreb Indoors on Monday, while Benjamin Becker of Germany had to save seven match points before advancing.
The fifth-seeded Cilic beat fellow Croat Mate Delic 6-4, 6-4 in just 71 minutes, clinching the win with four aces in the last game.
Cilic said his ''serve was just great today, it sure helped ease...

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